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Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA
Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA A man who has been wanted for aggravated assault, terroristic threats and more has been identified as a second suspect in the double killings of two teen friends in Suburban Philadelphia, authorities announced. Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia — who also goes by the name "Taz" — is wanted on two courts of first- and second-degree murder, robbery and more, in connection with a Pottstown shooting that left two friends dead, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had previously been arrested in the deaths of 17-year-old Skyler Fox and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA
Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA A late-night shooting on Monday, Oct 17 in Pottstown claimed the lives of two teenagers, authorities said. Police were called to Fourth and Johnson Streets around 11:30 p.m. after the 911 center informed them that they had received nine calls about shots fired in the area, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy dead inside a vehicle, they said. One of them was in the driver's seat. The victims' identities are being withheld as authorities are work…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Driver Fatally Shot, Crashes Into Pickup Truck In Pottstown: DA Driver Fatally Shot, Crashes Into Pickup Truck In Pottstown: DA
Driver Fatally Shot, Crashes Into Pickup Truck In Pottstown: DA A 22-year-old man was killed while driving in Pottstown after unknown suspects opened fire on him on Sunday, May 29, authorities said. Nahmer Baird, of Pottstown, was driving a white Nissan Sentra down the 400 block of West Street when there was an "exchange of gunfire" with a black Chrysler 300 around 8:10 p.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Baird then drove for two blocks before crashing head-on into a Dodge pickup truck, injuring the adult male driver, the DA said. Baird was taken to Pottstown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:44 p.m.…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Reward Offered For Philly Gunman Who Killed Ex-GF Pumping Gas On Loose In PA: DA Reward Offered For Philly Gunman Who Killed Ex-GF Pumping Gas On Loose In PA: DA
Reward Offered For Philly Gunman Who Killed Ex-GF Pumping Gas On Loose In PA: DA A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of Philadelphia's Rafiq Thompson, who is wanted on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tamara Cornelius. Thompson is believed to have followed 31-year-old Tamara Cornelius out from the Cheesecake Factory before shooting and killing her while she pumped gas at the Exxon Station in Upper Merion Township on April 7, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Thompson and Cornelius had been in a relationship, authorities said. They met and talked briefly at 9:11 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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WANTED FOR MURDER: Philly Woman Kills Mom's Fiance After He 'Laid His Hands On Her' WANTED FOR MURDER: Philly Woman Kills Mom's Fiance After He 'Laid His Hands On Her'
Wanted FOR Murder: Philly Woman Kills Mom's Fiance After He 'Laid His Hands On Her' UPDATE: A Philadelphia woman has turned herself in to police as being the person who killed her mom's 49-year-old fiance during a fight on New Year's Eve in Montgomery County, authorities announced Monday. ***Original story below *** A Philadelphia woman is wanted for killing her mom's 49-year-old fiance during a fight on New Year's Eve in Montgomery County, authorities said. Samiyah Williams, 24, shot Adronne Reaves in the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion just before 10 p.m. at the Delwyn Apartments, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Reaves is engaged to W…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Man Eating Thanksgiving Dinner In Philly Suburbs, Gunman Sought: DA Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Man Eating Thanksgiving Dinner In Philly Suburbs, Gunman Sought: DA
Stray Bullet Kills Innocent Man Eating Thanksgiving Dinner In Philly Suburbs, Gunman Sought: DA A 25-year-old Norristown man was struck and killed by a stray bullet that came through his window while eating Thanksgiving Dinner in his home, authorities in suburban Philadelphia. Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was eating in an Arch Street home in Norristown when he was shot by Kevon Clarke, 19, who was wanted Friday on murder charges, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Todd Dillon said. Norristown police were called to the home around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 25, where Palaez Moctezuma was found with a gunshot wound to his torso, Dillon a…

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by Cecilia Levine